Most versatile 118+ pow ski?

Jeffrey

black ops

I also see a lot of people riding the bent chet 120s on pretty normal days

personally I rock my ghost trains most days (126 underfoot). Both the Jeffrey and B-ops would seem to do fine just about everywhere.
 
14253564:Lazylightning said:
I wouldn't expect any ski that wide to do well on groomers, op are you basically looking for a pow ski that you'd be ok riding everyday?
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Something like that.

Im thinking the armada JJ UL, they look great for everything. OR the qst 118
 
14253586:Ripline said:
Something like that.

Im thinking the armada JJ UL, they look great for everything. OR the qst 118
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The JJ UL is the direct opposite of great for everything. It weighs less than 1800 grams per ski in a 185, what gave you the impression that it’s a versatile ski? It’s almost as soft as the Blend and it weighs as much as a pair of tech bindings, its terrible in everything except untouched pow.
 
You kind of named the least versatile pow skis to be honest. You want something with a bit of camber, some heft, some stiffness, and not a ton of taper. Yea all those things make it less smeary in pow but what make it better in groomers. The suggestions on the thread are good - wildcat black ops etc. or just get a mindbender 108ti and profit
 
Black Crows Nocta, full rocker but it edges fine on all but the most icey groomers.

It's probably not the *most* versatile but it is very versatile.

**This post was edited on Mar 4th 2021 at 9:28:32pm
 
14253635:WoFlowz said:
Catamarans are supposed to be pretty good on groomers
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Cats do fine but get mad floppy and kinda scary sometimes.

The 4frnt inthayne rails harder than it has any right to. It's really light tho. Also the CT 4.0 is a blast even when snow isn't soft.
 
The JJ UL is literally the best ski i've ever owned for powder, he takes literally every impact and floats like unbelieveable. can highly recomend

14253685:animator said:
The JJ UL is the direct opposite of great for everything. It weighs less than 1800 grams per ski in a 185, what gave you the impression that it’s a versatile ski? It’s almost as soft as the Blend and it weighs as much as a pair of tech bindings, its terrible in everything except untouched pow.
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Honestly I've found I can really get my Magic Js on the rails in some eh conditions. For 127 underfoot, they are surprisingly nimble.
 
14253911:BigPurpleSkiSuit said:
Honestly I've found I can really get my Magic Js on the rails in some eh conditions. For 127 underfoot, they are surprisingly nimble.
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they ski like a 120cm, ski though..
 
14253685:animator said:
The JJ UL is the direct opposite of great for everything. It weighs less than 1800 grams per ski in a 185, what gave you the impression that it’s a versatile ski? It’s almost as soft as the Blend and it weighs as much as a pair of tech bindings, its terrible in everything except untouched pow.
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Oh, its because I used a regular JJ as a one ski quiver for 5 years, and it worked great. But maybe the UL is a deifferent animal, except the weight.
 
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